App Permissions (strange Behavior)

[Khristian]

Hi everyone, i need a little help here,

An App has been created into a workspace with premium capacity, the audience has setted and permissions into app has been confugured.

But we noticed that some users that are not into the list audience are able to use the content of the app, how it could posibble, some tips?

[Khristian]

the problem persist

[v-aatheeque]

Hi @Khristian 

Users still have access because they have direct permissions to the workspace, dataset, or via admin roles. App audience settings only limit access to the app, not the underlying data. Please review and remove their workspace, dataset, or shared access, and check for admin roles if needed.

[v-achippa]

Hi @Khristian,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.

Thank you @Elena_Kalina for the prompt response.

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided by the user resolved your issue? or let us know if you need any further assistance.
If any response resolved your issue, please mark it as "Accept as solution" and give a kudos if you found it helpful.

Thanks and regards,

Anjan Kumar Chippa

[Khristian]

helou.

the problem persisted, im waiting for microsoft support ticket answer, will share the solution

[v-achippa]

Hi @Khristian,

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if you have got any solution from support ticket? is the issue resolved? 

Thanks and regards,

Anjan Kumar Chippa

[Khristian]

hi, not, the problem persists

[Khristian]

the problem continues

[v-achippa]

Hi @Khristian,

Thank you for the response, is your issue resolved? If not could you please share the Support Ticket ID? This will help me check on its status and provide any additional guidance if needed.

Thanks and regards,

Anjan Kumar Chippa

[Khristian]

i unpublished the app, but the user stil hace access into analyze in excel, how could be possible

[Khristian]

No, i will delete the app and republished, i will share the result

[Elena_Kalina]

 If it does, focus particularly on dataset-level permissions and any security groups that might be granting indirect access.

[Elena_Kalina]

Hi @Khristian 

there are a few things worth checking:

1. Workspace access – Sometimes users get access through the workspace itself, even if they’re not in the app audience. Double-check the "Workspace access" list to make sure only the right people/groups are there.

2. Nested security groups – If you used security groups in your audience, there might be nested groups that include unintended users. A quick check in Azure AD could help spot this.

3. Admin bypass – Power BI admins (and sometimes other Microsoft 365 admins) can access content even if they’re not in the audience. Are these users in any admin roles?

4. Direct sharing – Someone might have shared a report or dashboard directly with them. You can check the "Shared with" tab on individual reports.

5. Published to web – If any content was accidentally set to "Public," that could explain it (though this seems less likely in your case).